Russia have extended a ban on EU food products until 2019. The ban a response to EU sanctions on Russia for their involvement in Ukraine includes fish; fruit; vegetables; meat and dairy products.

The likelihood of the Bank of England raising interest rates by the end of the year has risen to 88% following signs that the UK economy is improving after surveys showed that the services industry is strengthening.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been elected the President of Mexico with the widest election victory since the 1980s collecting 53.8% of votes.

Turkey's President Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing victory in the first round of a presidential poll.

US President Trump has announced that the US were abandoning the nuclear deal with Iran.

The US France and UK launched missiles against the Syrian government's chemical weapons infrastructure.

Chinese economy grew 6.8% in Q1 2018 above the target rate of 6.5% driven by strong domestic retail sales.

Stock exchanges around the world reacted negatively to the impending trade war between China and the US as Trump administrators announced tariffs of 60bn USD on annual Chinese imports.

Japan Canada Mexico and 8 other countries have agreed to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The agreement will be signed on March 8th in Chile.